Legal Opinion
School Committee of Worcester v. Worcester Division of Juvenile Court Department
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 8, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In the course of a dispositional hearing on a child in need of services (CHINS) proceeding,3 a judge of the Juvenile Court declared unconstitutional a Worcester school committee policy expelling any high school student bringing a weapon onto school premises. He ordered the school committee to reinstate a juvenile who had been suspended for one year in accordance with that policy. As the school committee and the superintendent of schools (superintendent) were not parties to that case, they filed a complaint pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3 (1990 ed.), seeking a stay of the order.4 A single…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Police Commissioner v. Municipal Court of Dorchester DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- School Committee of Springfield v. Board of EducationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Soja v. T. P. Sampson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Clerk-Magistrate of the West Roxbury Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Gray v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Vaccaro v. VaccaroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Department of Mental Retardation v. KendrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. Clerk of the Boston Division of the Juvenile Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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